Technology

Google has updated its two-year old Assistant feature called “Snapshot” for the Android and iOS users. Google had first rolled out Snapshot in Assistant back in 2018. This feature shows the user’s appointments, reminders, commute times and more. Google is adding more things to Assistant’s Snapshot with the latest update. These include all the things like reminders for upcoming birthdays and holidays. Snapshot is based on the user data and with the latest update, it will adjust your day according to the time of day and your interactions with Google Assistant….

LinkedIn users are unable to access all the professional networking platform through the Android application. The LinkedIn app will crashes when users are try to open it. The desktop version (website) is working fine. According to downdetector, LinkedIn users are facing issues with the application since yesterday evening. The tracker reveals a huge spike of outage reports between 10 PM and 2 AM. Most reported problems are log-in and website. LinkedIn has not confirmed the service interruption, yet. The outage map on down detector reveals users in India, Malaysia US, South…

Zoom has announced that new features for teachers and students as it aims to provide a better online classroom experience. The new Zoom features will roll out to the platform’s free version and education plans as well. Zoom will now let users to create a virtual classroom seating arrangement. It’s also bringing a spotlight feature to highlight a group of presenting students. Speaking of which, teachers will be able to spotlight up to nine participants at once for a focused group view. Zoom is also making it possible for users…

Google Meet has become our lifeline ever since the pandemic disrupted the pace of life. Today, the video conferencing platform is not only being used for connecting with colleagues but it is also being used for connecting with friends and family thanks to Google’s integration of the platform in Gmail. That said, Google Meet is not a plain and simple video conferencing platform. It has dozens of features that make it easier for users to make video calls. It also offers granular control enabling users to share exactly what they…

Apple has made an giant strides in the Augmented Reality space over the years. The same cannot be said for the Virtual Reality, a rare technology category where Apple is non-existent. The company may be looking for the change this very soon with its latest acquisition of Spaces, a VR startup. Spaces was carved out of DreamWorks Animation in early 2016. The startup offered a variety of VR-based services for broadcast media and enterprises. The company recently launched videoconferencing-based solutions. “Spaces provides a unique and ground-breaking service: transportation to new realities. Our…

Google recently announced that it will be auto-delete user’s data including search activity and location history within 18 months. There was, however, a catch to this, the default delete will only work for new users. Existing users can manually set the time for auto-deletion. Google will not be change any of settings for users who have already activated any auto-delete options. For the first-time YouTube users, those who have created a new account or turned on their history for the first time, the auto-delete option will be set at 36…

Google Drive may not be as safe as you expect it to be. The Google service is  reportedly has a security vulnerability that could be allow for hackers to send malicious files that appear to look authentic. Google has been notified of the security issue but it hasn’t been patched yet. This was discovered by A. Nikoci, a system administrator who revealed the Google Drive security flaw to The Hacker News. The issue lies in Google Drive’s “Manage Versions” feature that lets users be upload new versions of different files. It…

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are two technologies that have taken the world by a storm. Today, these two technologies are not only being used in scientific research, but also they are being used in banks and financial institutions and healthcare services. Now, Japanese electronics and IT giant NEC has developed the world’s smallest supercomputer that can perform AI and ML related tasks with ease. NEC has launched SX-Aurora TSUBASA AI platform, which brings supercomputer scalar- and vector-processing performance, along with a large memory subsystem, to a broad range of…

We have all heard several times that in the past that Apple’s upcoming iPhone 12 series will include handsets with 120Hz refresh rate. But there have been some reports saying otherwise as well. Back when iOS 14 Beta 1 came out, we saw the option of ‘Limit Frame Rate’ which indicated that user may be able to choose between 60Hz or more in future. Now, after several reports claiming to iPhone 12 series to miss out on this feature, ‘Limit Frame Rate’ has once again showed up in iOS 14…

The WordPress app on iOS lets users build and manage a website from the iPad or the iPhone and it’s free. Separately though, WordPress.com sells domain names and “fancier” website packages. WordPress’ founding developer Matt Mullenweg has accused Apple of cutting off updates to the app until and unless he adds in-app purchases so as Apple can make 30% of the money. Apple charges all iOS apps with in-app transactions a 30% fee on all the money they make. Now, here’s why it is ridiculous. The WordPress app on the iOS doesn’t sell anything….